(a) A vehicle intended to be operated upon any highway of this State must be registered with the Division in accordance with G.S. 20-52, and the owner of the vehicle must comply with G.S. 20-52 before operating the vehicle. A vehicle that is leased to an individual who is a resident of this State is a vehicle intended to be operated upon a highway of this State.
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or the Commissioner's duly authorized agent is empowered to grant a special one-way trip permit to move a vehicle without license upon good cause being shown. When the owner of a vehicle leases the vehicle to a carrier of passengers or property and the vehicle is actually used by the carrier in the operation of its business, the license plates may be obtained by the lessee, upon written consent of the owner, after the certificate of title has been obtained by the owner. When the owner of a vehicle leases the vehicle to a farmer and the vehicle is actually used by the farmer in the operation of a farm, the license plates may be obtained by the farmer at the applicable farmer rate, upon written consent of the owner, after the certificate of title has been obtained by the owner. The lessee shall make application on an appropriate form furnished by the Division and file such evidence of the lease as the Division may require.
(b) The Division may issue a temporary license plate for a vehicle. A temporary license plate is valid for the period set by the Division. The period may not be less than 10 days nor more than 60 days.
A person may obtain a temporary license plate for a vehicle by filing an application with the Division and paying the required fee. An application must be filed on a form provided by the Division.
The fee for a temporary license plate that is valid for 10 days is ten dollars ($10.00). The fee for a temporary license plate that is valid for more than 10 days is the amount that would be required with an application for a license plate for the vehicle. If a person obtains for a vehicle a temporary license plate that is valid for more than 10 days and files an application for a license plate for that vehicle before the temporary license plate expires, the person is not required to pay the fee that would otherwise be required for the license plate.
A temporary license plate is subject to the following limitations and conditions:
(1) It may be issued only upon proper proof that the applicant has met the applicable financial responsibility requirements.
(2) It expires on midnight of the day set for expiration.
(3) It may be used only on the vehicle for which issued and may not be transferred, loaned, or assigned to another.
(4) If it is lost or stolen, the person who applied for it must notify the Division.
(5) It may not be issued by a dealer.
(6) The provisions of G.S. 20-63, 20-71, 20-110 and 20-111 that apply to license plates apply to temporary license plates insofar as possible. (1937, c. 407, s. 15; 1943, c. 648; 1945, c. 956, s. 3; 1947, c. 219, s. 2; 1953, c. 831, s. 3; 1957, c. 246, s. 2; 1961, c. 360, s. 1; 1963, c. 552, s. 1; 1973, c. 919; 1975, c. 462; c. 716, s. 5; c. 767, s. 1; 1995, c. 394, s. 1; 1999-438, s. 26; 2005-276, s. 44.1(i); 2015-241, s. 29.35(b).)
Notes of Decisions
Shepard v. Bonita Vista Props., LP, 664 S.E.2d 388 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 4× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 20-50 (2005). If the General Assembly intended for recreational vehicle lot spaces in a campground to be considered a "dwelling unit" pursuant to the RRAA, it would have expressly stated so in the statute.”
In Re Meade, 174 B.R. 49 (Bankr. M.D.N.C. 1994).
· cites it 20× “G.S. § 20-50 is entitled “Owner to secure registration and certificate of title; temporary registration markers.”
State v. Smith, 666 S.E.2d 191 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 4× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-50 (a) (2007) requires “[a] vehicle intended to be operated upon any highway of this State [to] be registered with the Division [of Motor Vehicles of the Department of Transportation] .”
Hawkins v. M & J Fin. Corp., 77 S.E.2d 669 (N.C. 1953).
· cites it 2× “G.S. § 20-50. When the ownership of a motor vehicle is first registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles, a distinctive registration number is assigned to the vehicle and the Department is required to keep a record thereof in suitable books or on card indexes with…”
State v. Hudson, 407 S.E.2d 583 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991).
· cites it 2× “From this testimony, the trial court had sufficient competent evidence from which to conclude that the officer had an articulable and reasonable suspicion that the tag may have been more than thirty days old in violation of G.”
Williams v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., 233 S.E.2d 589 (N.C. 1977).
“01(27) includes motorcycles within the definition of “passenger vehicles” so as to make them subject to the motor vehicle registration and driver’s licensing laws of G.S. 20-50 and G.S. 20-7. In Meinhardt v.”
Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hayes, 174 S.E.2d 511 (N.C. 1970).
“Under the provisions of G.S. 20-50 the owner must register an automobile, obtain a certificate of title therefor, and attach registration plates to the vehicle before the vehicle can be lawfully operated.”
King Homes, Inc. v. Bryson, 159 S.E.2d 329 (N.C. 1968).
“) A mobile home is designed to be operated upon the highways; and an owner who intends to so operate it is required to make application to the Department of Motor Vehicles for, and obtain, the registration thereof and issuance of a certificate of title for such vehicle.”
Peoples Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Citicorp Acceptance Co., 407 S.E.2d 251 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991).
“A mobile home is designed to be operated upon the highways; and an owner who intends to so operate it is required to make application to the Department of Motor Vehicles for, and obtain, the registration thereof and issuance of a certificate of title for such vehicle.”
Briggs v. Rankin, 491 S.E.2d 234 (N.C. Ct. App. 1997).
· cites it 2× “01 (23) (1993); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-50 (Cum. Supp. 1996).”
Autry Ex Rel. Autry v. Aetna Life & Cas. Ins., 242 S.E.2d 172 (N.C. Ct. App. 1978).
“G.S. 20-50; G.S. 20-309. However, it became immediately apparent that this statutory scheme accorded no protection to one injured by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle which was in fact uninsured, whether in willful disobedience of the registration and compulsory…”
Cmty. Credit Co. of Lenoir, Inc. v. Norwood, 125 S.E.2d 369 (N.C. 1962).
“G.S. 20-50. He was likewise required to apply to the Department for a certificate of title, showing in his application his name and address, a description of the vehicle sufficient to identify it, his title and all liens thereon, with such additional information as the…”
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